November 28, 190T. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



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ROSE CARDINAL. 



Cardinal is one of the varieties in- 

 troduced by John Cook, and originated 

 in his greenhouses at Baltimore. It took 

 first prize at the Chicago flower show 

 this year, entered in the class for forty 

 blooms of any variety outside the old 

 forcing sorts. The entry was made by 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co., who supplied the 

 flowers shown in the illustration. The 

 photograph was made at the store of 

 the E. Wienhoeber Co., Chicago, on the 

 day of its recent opening. Mr. "Wien- 

 hoeber called the attention of every vis- 

 itor to this flower, because he thinks 

 the variety an excellent addition to the 

 list. The fragrance is one of its strong 

 points. Mr. Cook recommended it as 

 either a forcing or garden variety. It 

 is a strong grower, with large crimson 

 flowers, very full, and therefore pos- 

 sessed of excellent keeping qualities. 

 The flowers photographed had been on 

 display for two days at the time the 

 picture was made. It is a hybrid tea. 

 The Poehlmann Bros. Co. has found it 

 quite free flowering. They began with 

 only fifty plants, but have now worked 

 up stock so that three benches are de- 

 voted to the variety. The luxuriance of 

 the foliage is one of the most noteworthy 

 points. • 



VENTILATION OF ROSE HOUSE. 



Should rose house ventilators be kept 

 closed on dark or misty days when the 

 temperature runs as high as 70 degrees to 

 90 degrees? M. 



The proper temperature for roses dur- 

 ing dark weather is 60 to 65 degrees, 

 with ventilation on whenever possible, so 

 that there will be a circulation of air 

 among the leaves, preventing a close, 

 damp atmospiiere, which is very detri- 

 mental to the health of the plants. Such 

 an atmosphere causes them to become 

 soft and thin in the texture of the leaves 

 and makes them very susceptible to fun- 

 goid troubles. 



Roses will not do well in a temperature 

 above 75 degrees, and when conditions 

 can be controlled, which is easily done 

 during the period of firing, the mercury 

 should not be allowed to rise above that 



^a^'^- RIBES. 



HYBRID ROSES. 



, J'f-^ave not such a quantity of forced 

 Hybrid perpetual roses on the market 

 as was the case a generation ago. Still 

 tuere is always a demand for good 

 flowers of this popular class of roses in 

 tne early spring, while nicely bloomed 



pots sell well, especially at Easter. To 

 time the flowering period to a nicety 

 requires considerable skill, but those who 

 have mastered the science have invaria- 

 bly found that it paid them well. It is 

 yet too early to speak of the forcing of 

 these roses for Easter, but the present 

 is an opportune time to pot up a good 

 batch, the wood on hybrid perpetuals 

 being now well hardened and ripened. 

 Pots six and seven inches in diameter will 

 hold strong, field-grown plants. Keep 



protected well with leaves or strawy ma- 

 nure, to prevent the pots becoming bro- 

 ken. Lay a few pine or spruce boughs 

 over the covering to prevent the wind 

 blowing it away. No pruning will be 

 needed until the plants are taken indoors. 



If cut flowers only are desired, several 

 plants may be placed in boxes six to 

 eight inches deep and of any convenient 

 length and width, and treated otherwise 

 in the same way as the pots. For the 

 best results plants grown all summer in 

 the boxes are to be recommended. 



A few reliable hybrid roses for pot 

 culture are: Frau Karl Druschki, a 

 magnificent pure white; Ulrich Brunner, 

 still one of the best; Baroness Roths- 

 child, General Jacqueminot, Mme. 

 Gabriel Luizet, Magna Charta, Marchion- 

 ess of Londonderry and Mrs. John Laing. 



C. W. 



PLANTED TOO LATE. 



I have about 500 rose plants, consist- 

 ing of Bride, Maid and Uncle John, that 

 were planted last August, and I have not 

 cut a bloom from them yet. They were 

 planted in soil plowed last fall and 



Rose Cardinal. 



the roots from drying out before you 

 pot them. Use a heavy, turfy loam for 

 compost if you have it by you. Press 

 the soil firmly in the pots, water well and 

 leave outdoors a few days, protecting the 

 pots with straw if severe cold threatens. 

 As a rule, no forcing is started before 

 the new year, and the plants should be 

 laid on their sides in a coldframe, if at 

 disposal; failing this, lay them on a 

 sloping piece of land, close together and 



hauled last spring. The soil was a loamy 

 sod, with a trace of sand in it. The 

 j)lants have been kept in a temperature 

 of 58 degrees at night. There has always 

 been a crack of air on at night and also 

 one coil of steam pipe on. The plants 

 look healthy and clean, but are small; 

 they ought to be twice as large. They 

 are growiug, but very slowly. The soil 

 at present seems to be full of roots be- 

 tween the plants. When I water I cive 



